What is the purpose of Draft Lake Center District Corridor & Placemaking Study?

The Draft Lake Center District Corridor & Placemaking Study tackles Portage Road’s challenges, opportunity and illustrates the trade-offs that occur within the public right-of-way as we consider a variety of uses – and users. It shows what can be gained by rebalancing the right-of-way. It also shows how designing a corridor around people will best respond to stakeholder feedback, spur economic development and create a memorable place. The vision of a more attractive, multimodal Portage Road anchored by a vibrant Lake Center District for residents, businesses and visitors, is made clear in this plan, and provides the “why” for why the city should act to rebalance and re-envision Portage Road. 

With this in mind, the plans seeks to connect and expand this new special place with placemaking activities, physical improvements, gateways, crosswalks, bike routes, boat docks, a lake-to-lake canal walk, and improved accessibility to, from, and throughout the District.  A phased implementation plan for achieving these recommendations provides a blueprint for achieving these recommendations, and kicks off implementation with a 1-Year Action Plan.

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1. What was the goal of the Draft Lake Center District Corridor & Placemaking Study?
2. What is the purpose of Draft Lake Center District Corridor & Placemaking Study?
3. Where is the Study Area?
4. What was the study timeline? What opportunities were there for public participation?
5. How did the city provide notice to the public? How did the city get public input?
6. What did the community say at public meetings about the Lake Center District?
7. What is the Draft Lake Center District Corridor & Placemaking Study solving for?
8. Where can I learn more about the Draft Lake Center District Corridor and Placemaking Study?
9. When was the Steering Committee appointed, and in what City Council meeting was this discussed and announced?
10. Who appointed the Steering Committee members?
11. Who are the members of the Steering Committee?
12. What are the city’s financial priorities?
13. Where are the funds coming from to pay for these projects?
14. What time period does the proposed plan cover?
15. What is this plan going to cost?
16. When is all of this happening? 
17. Does this plan go to the Planning Commission and City Council for approval?
18. Does the Draft Lake Center District Corridor & Placemaking Study involve plans to modify Lakeview Park?
19. What is happening with the former West Lake Drive In?
20. Do the drawings and renderings in the draft study show exactly what’s happening? Are they to scale?
21. Will the City of Portage use eminent domain to acquire property in the Lake Center District?
22. What happens next?